Gen Z Future at Stake 25 Lakh Votes Allegedly Stolen in Haryana
Updated on Nov - 05 - 2025, 09:19 AM
In a forceful press conference, Rahul Gandhi accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Election Commission of India (EC) of orchestrating what he described as a “massive theft” of around 25 lakh votes during the recent election in Haryana. He declared that the democratic process was under threat and warned that the future of India’s Gen Z was being “destroyed” because of the alleged manipulation.
Gandhi presented what he called the “H Files” a compilation of affidavits, candidate complaints and other materials serving as the Congress party’s evidence of large-scale irregularities. Among his key claims: approximately 5.21 lakh duplicate voters, nearly 93,000 invalid voters and around 19.26 lakh bulk-voters in the electoral rolls of Haryana. He also cited “one person with 223 votes in two booths” and alleged that CCTV footage was destroyed or suppressed to avoid detection.
Gandhi further argued that this wasn’t an isolated incident confined to one constituency, but a system-wide operation allegedly spanning both state and national levels: “We suspected this is not happening in individual constituencies but at the state level and at the national level.” According to him, exit polls had indicated a massive win for his party in Haryana, yet the final results differed dramatically something he says strongly points to manipulation.
On the role of the Election Commission (EC), Gandhi made pointed accusations: he claimed the EC deliberately failed to remove duplicate voters despite having the software to do so, and thus colluded with the BJP to subvert free and fair elections. He called the operation “Operation Sarkar Chori,” suggesting a codified effort to convert a Congress victory into defeat through systemic fraud.
Analysts will likely weigh these allegations against electoral data and institutional responses. If substantiated, these claims raise serious questions about electoral integrity, youth engagement in politics and the health of India’s democratic institutions. Meanwhile, the youth demographic those in Gen Z supposed to shape the country’s future is being cast as potential victims of what Gandhi described as “the future of Gen Z being destroyed.”
As events unfold, it will be important to track the EC’s response, any judicial scrutiny, and whether the “H Files” spark independent investigations. Regardless of outcome, the rhetoric underscores how data-driven electoral processes and youth mobilization are increasingly central to India’s political battleground.